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Monday, May 17, 2010

After skipping a few weeks I'm trying to get back on the Muffin Tin Monday bandwagon. This Monday is the start of a new mini-series with a Springtime theme. This week's springtime prompt is "birds and nests".

Top row: sliced boiled egg, bird-shaped cheddar cheese (the eyes are sprinkles), the third cup is my attempt at a "pond" with green bell pepper strips and ranch to dip. I actually have a bird shaped dip cup which mysteriously disappeared from my pile of supplies I had gathered for this muffin tin assignment. I'm sure one of my angelic children is to credit for that, but so far no one is 'fessing up. So I had to make due with a flower shaped one...it sort of looks like a lily pad among reeds? Can't you just imagine a duck swimming by? ;-)

Bottom row: birdie shaped crackers, a duck shaped sandwich (cream cheese and blueberry preserves, beak is cheddar cheese and eye is a sprinkle), and lastly, a clementine orange with a little penguin pick in the middle.

This was the first time I had given my little girl a whole clementine. I thought she'd pull it apart into segments, but instead she just picked it up and ate it like one would do with a whole apple. It made quite the juicy sticky mess, but she thought it was wonderful and said happily, "look mama, I eat my orange like a big boy!", spoken like just like a little sister in quest to keep up with her two big brothers! ;-)

If you'd like to check out what other Muffin Tin Monday participants are up to today, you can check them out over at the home of Muffin Tin Mom.

Nf1andprek-whisper - I get the tools from different places: Amazon, cooking supply shops, random places, really! Some of my more bento-related supplies have come from stores that sell bento stuff and JList. The shipping isn't too terrible for JList. For intance, right now I have about $40 worth of items in my online cart and the shipping on it will be $10. It's a lot cheaper than ebay, at least. :)

I was thinking of you and the muffin tins today. Have you seen the nibble tray by Dr. Sears for "Zak"? I don't have an opinion on the doctor one way or another, but I love the lidded/divided tray with the dip section. My finicky 3yo loves his afternoon snack combos in the fun container. Just curious if you had seen it! :) MM http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Sears-Nibble-Yellow-Months/dp/B002V92XRQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1274227124&sr=8-1

Oh goodness, that is the cutest! I haven't seen that before. You might just be seeing that here soon! :p I've been scoping out boxes for my littlest guy lately, so I'm in the market. Thanks for sharing! :)